Accord Canada offers a professional development program in association with Michelle LeBaron. Our program is designed to build the negotiation, facilitation, mediation, and process design capacity necessary to support interest-based approaches to public policy decision-making and dispute resolution.

All of our courses are structured to help participants build on their existing knowledge and experience as they learn new approaches to resolving complex disputes. The emphasis is on acquiring new skills through simulations, case studies, demonstrations and other experiential learning tools. Each course can be tailored or integrated with others to meet particular needs.

Working Together: Designing Shared Decision-Making Processes

This course focuses on designing and implementing multiparty, shared decision-making and other public dispute resolution processes. Participants expand their communication, negotiation and collaborative problem-solving skills and learn how to facilitate the resolution of disputes involving complex social, cultural and economic issues. Participants will also explore the resources of creativity, empathy and dialogic listening as important assets for participants and third parties in public policy conflicts.

This course is essential for government and corporate managers, community leaders and activists seeking an open and transparent way to work together to resolve contentious public issues.

Working Together is usually offered in a four-day format.

Please note this course is currently only offered on a customized basis, tailored to the needs of the client group or organization (usually 16-24 participants). For more information, please contact us.